These notes are written for litigants and for younger members of the Bar. They explain procedure as it operates in the Delhi courts — the sequence of steps, the timelines that matter, and the points at which a matter is commonly lost. They are general information, not advice on any particular case.
Beyond the Convict and the State: Locus Standi in Criminal SLPs
Convicts, the State, victims, complainants and third parties all petition under Article 136 — with different surrender rules, limitation discipline and leave-stage filters. A map of who can file a criminal SLP and how.
Read → 30 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeAppeal or Special Leave? Taking a Consumer Case from the NCDRC to the Supreme Court
Original NCDRC orders carry a statutory appeal under Section 67 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 — thirty days and a 50% deposit — while appellate orders leave only Article 136. Identifying the route decides everything.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeClient Confidences Survive the Brief
Upholding a two-year suspension, the Supreme Court held on 21 August 2026 that an advocate cannot use information received in confidence against his client — even after the client becomes his adversary.
Read → 28 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeChallenging an Acquittal Under Article 136
The State, the victim and the complainant each have routes against an acquittal — all facing the double presumption of innocence. What earns leave, and how acquittals are defended.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeInherent Powers: S.528 BNSS – Advocate Manish Jha
Quashing petition or revision? How Section 528 BNSS differs from the revisional jurisdiction under Sections 438 and 442, and how to choose — and plead — the right remedy in the Delhi High Court.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeFiling an RFA in the Delhi HC – Advocate Manish Jha
Limitation under Article 116, ad valorem court fee, Order XLI grounds discipline, stay applications and Registry practice: the filing mechanics that decide how a Regular First Appeal begins.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSLPs and Concurrent Findings – Advocate Manish Jha
The Supreme Court rarely disturbs concurrent findings of fact. The narrow recognised gates — perversity, ignored evidence, wrong legal test — and how SLPs against concurrent decrees are framed.
Read → 27 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeSettling a Case at the SLP Stage – Advocate Manish Jha
How settlements are recorded in the Supreme Court, what Article 142 can close along with the SLP, and the drafting that makes a compromise actually final across all connected proceedings.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeCondonation of Delay in Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Section 5 of the Limitation Act and sufficient cause in civil appeals: the periods, the Katiji principles, segment-wise explanation of delay, and how respondents oppose condonation.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeO.41 R.33 & Remand in First Appeals – Advocate Manish Jha
Order XLI Rule 33 lets the appellate court pass the decree that ought to have been passed — even for non-appealing parties — and Rules 23, 23A and 25 govern when a suit goes back for retrial.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeExemption from Surrender in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
A criminal SLP against conviction is not listed unless the petitioner has surrendered or is exempted under Order XXII of the Supreme Court Rules, 2013. The sequence, the grounds and the timing traps.
Read → 26 August 2026 · Procedure & PracticeStay and Interim Relief in SLPs – Advocate Manish Jha
Filing an SLP does not stay the judgment below. How stay and interim relief are actually obtained in the Supreme Court, the conditions imposed, and what happens when the petition is dismissed.
Read →What Is Covered Here
The chamber writes on the areas in which it appears: criminal procedure under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, bail practice, matrimonial and family proceedings before the Delhi Family Courts, cheque dishonour and recovery, and proceedings before the NCLT and the Motor Accident Claims Tribunals. Notes on reported judgments of the Supreme Court of India and the High Court of Delhi are published with a link to the official text of the decision, so that a reader can verify the position rather than rely on a summary.
No article on this page identifies a client or discusses a pending matter conducted by the chamber. Where a statutory provision is cited, the section number is given so that a reader can verify it against the bare Act.